(via gigaom) During the downward shift in the global economy, the sliding number of worldwide broadband subscribers fell right in line; the growth of broadband remained stagnant. Since then, Point Topic, a research firm, released data showing a significant rise in subscriptions during Q1 2010. At the end of 2009, there were 470 million subscribers, which jumped 3.2% totaling 485 million by the end of Q1 2010. Point Topic’s research concluded that DSL is still… Read more »

(via Businessweek) “America’s future competitiveness and global technology leadership depend, in part, upon the availability of additional spectrum,” Obama said in the memorandum. “The world is going wireless, and we must not fall behind.” President Obama signed a memorandum that commits the U.S. to free up 500 megahertz of government and commercial spectrum in the next decade to meet demands for mobile access to broadband services; this nearly doubles the airwaves available for new wireless… Read more »